本子

běn zi
HSK 1Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
A common, everyday object. Often paired with words specifying its purpose, e.g., 笔记本子, 练习本子.
notebook; exercise book; booklet (a stack of paper bound together, used for writing, drawing, etc.)
把成沓的纸装订在一起而成的东西，用来写字、绘画等；册子。
Words:
笔记本子
Synonyms:
簿子
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)的(de)书(shū)包(bāo)里(lǐ)总(zǒng)放(fàng)着(zhe)一(yí)个(ge)笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)子(zi)和(hé)一(yī)支(zhī)笔(bǐ)。
    I always keep a notebook and a pen in my schoolbag.
  2. 老(lǎo)师(shī)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)用(yòng)这(zhè)个(ge)本(běn)子(zi)写(xiě)日(rì)记(jì)。
    The teacher asked us to use this exercise book to write a diary.
n
This sense is more specialized and used in contexts related to texts, manuscripts, or publications. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a physical stationery item.
edition; version (of a text).
版本。
Words:
整理本子手抄本子
Synonyms:
版本
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)本(běn)古(gǔ)籍(jí)有(yǒu)好(hǎo)几(jǐ)个(ge)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)本(běn)子(zi)。
    This ancient book has several different collated editions.
  2. 研(yán)究(jiū)人(rén)员(yuán)正(zhèng)在(zài)对(duì)比(bǐ)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)的(de)早(zǎo)期(qī)手(shǒu)抄(chāo)本(běn)子(zi)。
    Researchers are comparing the early handwritten manuscripts of this book.
n
Used specifically in film, theater, and opera contexts. 写本子 means 'to write a script', 改本子 means 'to revise a script'.
script; screenplay (the text or libretto for a performance).
演出的底本。
Words:
写本子改本子
Synonyms:
剧本
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)位(wèi)作(zuò)家(jiā)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)时(shí)间(jiān)为(wèi)新(xīn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)写(xiě)本(běn)子(zi)。
    This writer spent three years writing the screenplay for the new film.
  2. 导(dǎo)演(yǎn)和(hé)编(biān)剧(jù)正(zhèng)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)改(gǎi)本(běn)子(zi)，让(ràng)剧(jù)情(qíng)更(gèng)有(yǒu)趣(qù)。
    The director and screenwriter are revising the script together to make the plot more interesting.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
běn本

[measure word for books]

HSK 1
zǐ子

son